[birding] Linn Good Birds, 5/22

[M & R Campbell]

This morning I went looking for some birds that are hard to find here in Linn County.  At the rice fields south of Brownsville an AMERICAN BITTERN was gulunking, and a CHAT was chattering.  A WILD TURKEY was at the gap of Gap Road.  There were several VESPER SPARROWS along Belts Road, two or three of which sat up for good viewing.  A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW did too, on the fence beside the road, giving me a better look than I've ever had before.  A WESTERN KINGBIRD was beside Tub Run Road, but I couldn't locate the Ash-throated Flycatcher, even though I staked out the north end of Tub Run for almost an hour.  

Even with the miss, it was a fine day for birding.  A slightly overcast and chilly morning was brightened by many LAZULI BUNTINGS, and there was no significant headwind on my way home.  I sure am glad I decided not to ride out to Malheur this weekend.


Randy Campbell

Peoria


Every bird mentioned in this post was found without the use of a motor.
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